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Watch: Athletics honor Ricky Henderson in debut game in Sacramento
A new era of Athletics baseball began on Monday night when the team played its first game at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento.
The team will spend three seasons at the ballpark before moving to Las Vegas for the 2028 season. In the first game in California's capital, the A's honored Hall of Famer Ricky Henderson before the game.
Henderson died on Dec. 20 at 65, just five days before his 66th birthday. The tribute from the Athletics included Henderson's daughters throwing out the ceremonial first pitch and all A's players wearing No. 24 in Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs.
The @Athletics honor Rickey Henderson with every player wearing No. 24 in their home opener pic.twitter.com/OGdGnowyTB
— MLB (@MLB) April 1, 2025
As most know, Henderson is widely considered the greatest lead-off hitter of all-time, and all the players wearing No. 24 was an extremely nice gesture done by the organization.
While many fans are still upset about the teams move from Oakland to Sacramento and, eventually, to Las Vegas, this new era of A's baseball will be fun to watch, especially with the core group of players that includes Brent Rooker, Lawrence Butler, Jacob Wilson and more.
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